08/11/2021
Immigration News: MANY ERITREANS SEEKING ASYLUM IN UNITED STATES
In 2021 (October through March), Eritreans had a 63% grant rate on asylum applications
For years, thousands of people per month have fled Eritrea. Reasons to flee include persecution based on religion, opposition to the country’s policy of requiring indefinite multi-year and even multi-decade national service, and other oppressive conditions.
The majority of the Eritrean refugees go to Sudan and Europe, but many arrive in the United States as well.
In the period 2010-2020, over 18,000 Eritreans entered immigrated to the US – constituting the ninth-largest nationality of such immigrants and 3% of such immigrants. Migration Policy Institute, Refugees and Asylees in the United States, May 13, 2021.
In the first half of the federal fiscal year 2021 (October through March), United States decisions on asylum applications for Eritreans had a 63% grant rate, and 15% denial rate (with the balance having other dispositions). Executive Office of Immigration Review, Adjudication Statistics. Eritreans have the highest asylum grant rate of any nationality during that period. Any asylum case is dependent on the facts of the specific case – not statistics or any other projection.
This article does not constitute legal advice. One should consult an attorney for advice on any specific situation.
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